Writing the Image
The image must be written to disk before recording to a CDR. Select the "Image | Create" menu option. In the file type box you have three choices for the format to write.
This format is a file that contains the data to be written to the CD, most commonly called an ISO image. Most CDR software allows you to record this file directly to the CDR. You cannot use Disk-At-Once with this file. It is not a raw image of the CD.
You may also write the image in a compressed form to save disk space. In general, you will not be able to write this file to a CDR. The image will need to be decompressed first.
The image is compressed in the common ZIP format. Most platforms can decompress ZIP.
The image is compressed in the GZIP format. Most Unix platforms can decompress GZIP. Other platforms may have utilities for GZIP as well.
After you have selected the output format and the filename the image will begin writing to your disk. A progress window will be displayed.
The left side shows the steps needed to write the image. A checkmark will be put next to the steps that are completed. Depending on the number of files in the image, the "Building Volume Structure" step may take some time. It may appear that the program has stopped running, but please be patient. It is very important that you do not delete or change files until the image is finished.
You may see the following window during creating:
There are many different situations that can cause this window. A missing or changed file is the most common cause. If you are writing from an FTP site, the server may be down or unreachable. In any case you do not need to stop writing the image.
In the case of FTP, you may want to retry to operation. However, the FTP client in CDEveryWhere is very robust and has already retried the operation several times.
If you choose to ignore the error, the file will be filled with zero bytes. It cannot be removed from the CD at this point. "Ignore All" will instruct CDEveryWhere to fill with zero bytes all files that cause an error.
If the file that caused an error needs to be in the image, you will want to click "Cancel" to stop writing the image. Fix the problem or try again later. If a missing or changed file is the problem, you can immediately write the image again and CDEveryWhere will recognize the change.